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    John Mackey (Whole Foods CEO)
    John Mackey (Whole Foods CEO)
    In 2006, the CEO of Whole Foods reduced his salary to $1 a year, donated his entire portfolio to charity, and set up a $100,000 fund for staff facing personal problems.
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    In Australia, Burger King is called Hungry Jack's.
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    Instead of McDonald's tearing down a ~200-year-old Georgian mansion, citizens of a small NY town forced them to renovate it instead, resulting in a uniquely historic franchise location.
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    In 2013, Candy Crush made $850,000 per day!
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    As of 2014, Apple has enough money to buy Facebook, or Netflix, Tesla, Twitter, Dropbox, Pandora, and Spotify combined - with $59 billion to spare!
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    Dell Computers was started by a 19 year old with only $1,000.
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    China's Pollution Is so Bad, a Millionaire Made over $6m Selling Cans of Fresh Air
    In response to China's air pollution, a Chinese millionaire started selling cans of fresh air for $0.80 and made over $6 million dollars in 10 months.
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    The first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman.
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